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CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURN, GA (USGS-02337170) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Georgia Water Science Center (identifier USGS-GA), has the name "CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURN, GA" and has the identifier USGS-02337170. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03130002. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 2060 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 2060 sq mi.

This site is located in Fulton County County, Georgia at 33.65666667000000 degrees latitude and -84.6736111000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 718.53 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .08 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-02337170" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1975 - 1976
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1975 - 1978
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1979
Biological, Counts 1975 - 1976
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1979
Information 1974 - 2009
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1968 - 2009
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1968 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1970 - 2009
Microbiological 1968 - 2009
Nutrient 1968 - 2009
Organics, Other 1971 - 2009
Organics, PCBs 1976 - 1977
Organics, Pesticide 1976 - 2009
Physical 1965 - 2009
Population/Community 1975 - 1976
Radiochemical 2009 - 2009
Sediment 1970 - 2009
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-GA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Georgia Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-02337170
MonitoringLocationName CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR FAIRBURN, GA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03130002
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 2060
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 2060
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 33.65666667000000
LongitudeMeasure -84.6736111000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 718.53
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .08
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 13
CountyCode 121
ProviderName NWIS